Parkland Health & Hospital System is known for its unmatched dedication to providing efficient, effective, and up-to-date job skills training and educational opportunities to low-income workers in Dallas County. Established in 1894 to meet the needs of poor and medically-indigent patients, Parkland employs over 12,000 people and serves more than one million outpatients per year. Parkland is highly committed to its frontline worker training and career development programs and to academic excellence and education.